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A Snapshot of World VDSL vs Cable vs Fibre Optic Broadband Growth

28th September, 2015 (1 Comment)

Analyst firm IDATE recently updated its World FTTx Database, which provides for an interesting snapshot of the different fixed line technologies that countries around the world are using for “superfast broadband“. Suffice to say that Europe and the UK love hybrid-fibre (VDSL / FTTC).

Positive Feedback for Broadband Delivery UK’s Market Test Pilots

24th September, 2015 (26 Comments)

Recently the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK office gave an update on the progress of their 7 Market Test Pilots, which are testing alternative solutions (fibre optic, satellite, wireless etc.) for bringing broadband to remote rural areas. The good news is that early customers appear to be happy.

Q2 2015 UK Average Broadband Speeds Top 11.8Mbps vs 5.1Mbps Globally

23rd September, 2015 (3 Comments)

Akamai has today published their latest Q2 2015 State of the Internet (SotI) report to reveal that the world’s average fixed line broadband download speed is now 5.1Mbps (up from 5Mbps in Q1), which compares with 11.8Mbps in the United Kingdom (up from 11.6Mbps). The UK’s overall country ranking has also improved from 21nd to 19th.

Ofcom Names the Worst UK Telecoms and Broadband ISPs for Q2 2015

22nd September, 2015 (4 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has published its latest quarterly report into the volume of complaints experienced by all of the United Kingdom’s largest broadband, phone, mobile and TV providers. As usual the news is good for some providers (e.g. Sky Broadband, Virgin Media) and bad for others (e.g. EE).

Broadband in the UK to Stay Top of the 5 Major EU Countries Until 2020

22nd September, 2015 (10 Comments)

A new BT commissioned report from telecoms analyst firm Analysys Mason has perhaps unsurprisingly found that the take-up and availability of superfast broadband (30Mbps+) connectivity in the United Kingdom is ahead of Spain, Germany, Italy and France, and will remain there until at least 2020.

Progress Update – UN Falls Short on Global Universal Broadband Goals

21st September, 2015 (0 Comments)

Five years ago the United Nations (UN) set four key global digital development targets for Internet access and broadband connectivity, which were supposed to be achieved by 2015. But the latest report from the UN’s Broadband Commission reveals that they’ve still got a lot of work to do.

UPDATE2 Apple iOS9 Update – Beware Tonight’s Mild Internet Slowdown

16th September, 2015 (0 Comments)

Consumer technology giant Apple will later this afternoon (5-6pm) begin the process of releasing the latest major software update (iOS9) for their most popular iPhone and iPad devices, which has historically resulted in slightly slower Internet performance for some users.

Which Name BT, TalkTalk and Vodafone Worst for Customer Service

15th September, 2015 (4 Comments)

A new Which? survey of the United Kingdom’s 100 biggest brands, which focused on customer service quality, has revealed that energy and telecoms firms dominate the bottom of the table where BT, TalkTalk and Vodafone were all also singled out for criticism.

Ovum Says UK Consumers Need 10Mbps Minimum Broadband Speed

14th September, 2015 (12 Comments)

London-based analyst firm Ovum has published a new report (Global Broadband Experience Scorecard 2015), which among other things concludes that for typical usage broadband ISPs must be able to deliver a minimum of 10Mbps (Megabits per second); rising to 50Mbps for users of Ultra HD (4K) video.

Ultrafast Fibre Optic FTTH Broadband Services Cover 351,000 UK Premises

14th September, 2015 (1 Comment)

The latest information on the availability of true ultrafast fibre optic broadband (FTTH/P/B) services, most of which are capable of delivering Gigabit class speeds (1000Mbps), has estimated that some 351,642 premises in the United Kingdom are now within reach of such a service (up from 251,522 last year).

The Falling Cost of International Internet Data Transit and its Impact

10th September, 2015 (0 Comments)

The cost of sending and receiving international data is falling, with median 10Gbps Ethernet (10 GigE) port prices across primary global transit markets (e.g. London, Sydney) decreasing by an average of 14% (compounded annually) between 2012 and 2015, and 22% in the past year.

Academic Study Reveals Urban and Rural Broadband Speed Gaps

7th September, 2015 (8 Comments)

The Oxford Internet Institute and RCUK Digital Economy Research Hub have conducted an academic study into Internet access and the gap between urban and rural broadband speeds, which they suggest “risks damaging business, adds to farming costs and could be driving young people away“.

Broadband Plays its Part as CLA Names Top Rural Counties for Business

7th September, 2015 (3 Comments)

The Country Land and Business Association, which represents many thousands of landowners in England and Wales, has recently named the top 10 counties in England for running a rural business and Cheshire comes top of the table. As usual the quality of broadband and mobile connectivity plays a big part.

SMEs to See Median Broadband Speed Demand of Just 8.1Mbps by 2025

3rd September, 2015 (20 Comments)

The Broadband Stakeholders Group, which advises the Government on broadband matters, has published a new report that aims to predict the future requirements of small UK businesses (SMEs). The conclusion finds that SMEs will see median downstream demand rise from 5Mbps in 2015 to just 8.1Mbps by 2025, but the overall picture is more complex.

40941 Businesses Take Broadband Connection Vouchers – Breakdown by City

3rd September, 2015 (16 Comments)

The Government’s Connection Voucher scheme, which offers grants worth between £100 and £3,000 to help SMEs around 50 UK cities get a superfast broadband (30Mbps+) service installed, has confirmed that 40,941 businesses have now benefitted from the vouchers (up sharply from 15K in Q1 2015).

UK Home and Small Business Broadband Connections Top 24 Million

2nd September, 2015 (0 Comments)

Ofcom’s latest Telecoms Market Data update has revealed that the United Kingdom achieved a milestone of 24 million fixed line residential and small business broadband ISP connections (excluding corporate lines) in Q1 2015 (up by +277K since Q4 2014), which is 967,000 (4.2%) more than a year ago.

80 Percent of Wales Can Now Get 30Mbps Superfast Broadband

1st September, 2015 (25 Comments)

An independent study of broadband Internet connectivity in Wales has claimed that 80% of premises in the country should now have access to a superfast connection (30Mbps+), which rises to 81.3% when you use the Government’s definition of 24Mbps+. But rural areas still have a long way to go.